One of the things that drove me mad while training for the Paris Marathon was constantly wearing a Garmin and Nike sensor. I had to constantly check the thing to make sure I was on pace and doing my intervals at the right time. I became positively obsessed with pace and split times to the point that I started to NOT even enjoy running. I understood it's importance at the time, I had to finish within a time limit and I've previously mentioned my lack of speed, making my running time quite important. The training paid off, I am thankful, but I've taken the devices off.
I ran on Saturday with a friend. No headphones, no devices. I just ran. We talked. We laughed. We walked up the hills and slowly glided back down them. It was absolutely divine.
I know I'll use all those things again, my running tools, and given the amount of Easter food I ate over the weekend, it will be soon. But it's nice to unplug and just run for the sake of running and connecting with the world, device free.
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